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Slide Hampton
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Hampton at Jerusalem Jazz Festival
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| Birth name | Locksley Wellington Hampton |
| Born | April 21, 1932 Jeannette, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Trombone, Tuba, Flugelhorn |
| Years active | 1950s–present |
| Labels | MCG Jazz, Atlantic, Epic |
Locksley Wellington "Slide" Hampton (born April 21, 1932) is an American jazz trombonist, composer and arranger. As his nickname implies, Hampton's main instrument is slide trombone, but he also occasionally plays tuba and flugelhorn.
Hampton taught at Harvard, artist-in-residence in 1981, the University of Massachusetts, DePaul University in Chicago, and Indiana State University.
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